Girl Got Faith
  • About
  • Magazine
    • Bible
    • Relationships
    • Beauty
    • Lifestyle
  • Watch
  • Resources
Popular
Q&A Series: How Can I Best Deal With...
Q&A Series: How Do I Balance Spending Time...
Q&A Series: How Do I Know I’m Going...
Q&A Series: How Can I Stop Being Angry...
Q&A Series: Why Do Bad Things Happen?
Q&A Series: How Do I Get Over Jealous...
Here’s Why Your Questions Matter
An Interview with Elle Limebear
Why Community Is So Important
An Interview with Joshua Luke Smith

Girl Got Faith

The teen girl's guide to a faith-filled life.

  • About
  • Magazine
    • Bible
    • Relationships
    • Beauty
    • Lifestyle
  • Watch
  • Resources
0
Lifestyle

Thinking of a Gap Year?

written by Lizzi December 28, 2017
Thinking of a Gap Year?

So chances are that if you’re reading this, you may be contemplating the possibility of a Gap Year i.e. taking a year out between college and university. If so, that’s amazing! Whilst it’s obviously not everyone’s thing, I genuinely believe that taking a year out can be hugely positive and transformative. I’m only a few months in thus far, but I would love to share a few life lessons that I have learned along the way. So here goes!

Be prepared for change

So first up, experiencing some change in your life. To be honest, I wasn’t quite expecting the amount of change I have seen so far. From the outside, it felt like I was just changing from education to working full-time. However, I found it pretty tough moving from college, primarily because school tends to be super sociable and you can hang out with your friends most of the time.

Working is a different sphere altogether, as you cannot ‘pick and choose’ your friendship groups in the same way. Similarly, it was difficult when the majority of my friends dispersed across the country to go to university, loneliness was definitely a big struggle for me. I learned that in order to deal with that, be prepared to adapt much more and hang out with different people, which is a brilliant thing to do in itself.

Don’t fulfil others’ expectations of you

This one is a bit of a mantra for life. I found it really frustrating when people popped the question ‘What are you doing on your gap year then?’. While they obviously meant well, it took me a while to figure out what I was actually going to do and therefore I just answered their questions according to what I perceived to be their expectations. It’s totally okay not to know exactly how your plans will pan out, and you don’t have to be answerable to absolutely everyone – you can keep some things private.

Set goals

This one was a bit of a game-changer for me. Before I started the year, I took some time to think about what I actually wanted to achieve and the experiences I wanted to have and I wrote a list on my phone of some thoughts and ideas of what it could look like. It hasn’t all been perfect, as some of the goals have worked out much better than others (learning Spanish for example, was a total flop), whereas others such as reading and writing more and serving more at church have been really amazing for me.

Be unique and make it your own

This is my favourite piece of advice, and probably the most important. Whilst I Iove reading other people’s blogs and being inspired by their Instagram’s, I realised over time that this year was to be different and represent my own passions and dreams in life. It’s brilliant to take encouragement and inspiration from others, but at the end of the day make sure you’re following your own calling and not someone else’s.

I hope you may have been encouraged by this, hit us up with any ideas you may have too!

0 comment
3
Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
Lizzi

Lizzi is currently studying International Development at Sussex University after a year of gap year adventures. As a Brighton-based girl, she is a lover of all things travel and social justice related, and how they interlink into faith. She loves nothing more than writing at her blog (https://may-we-never-lose-the-wonder.blog/) over a quality coffee in a quirky coffee house. You can check out her Instagram @lizzitarajoyner

previous post
What Are You Saying?
next post
Why Is Fellowship Important?

You may also like

Unstuck

July 8, 2016

Run Your Own Race: 3 Businesses That Will...

November 28, 2017

Act It Out

June 30, 2017

Unstoppable: An interview with Lily Jo

April 13, 2018

What Does Your Flag Represent?

November 22, 2016

Steal Her Style: Katie Torwalt

May 30, 2017

Why It’s Okay To Fail

January 16, 2018

5 Music Faves For When You Want To...

November 22, 2015

#RelationshipGoals

December 27, 2015

The Only Four Things You Need For A...

November 4, 2015

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

girlgotfaith

Today is the day! We officially launched girl got Today is the day! We officially launched girl got faith 7 years ago! 🥳 Thank you for all your lovely messages of encouragement already this week. 💕

As you swipe through this post you'll see that things are going to look a little different for a while as we take a break as a team to think about what the future holds for GGF, but please do continue to enjoy our book, resources and course that will all be available as normal! We love you all and are so grateful for the support. 💖
We cannot believe that this week marks 7 years of We cannot believe that this week marks 7 years of Girl Got Faith! 😱🎉 It's been such an incredible journey and we are so grateful for all of you that have been a part of it! THANKYOU! 💕
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise sha I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth 🙏🙌 - Psalm 34:1
‘For nothing will be impossible with God’ — ‘For nothing will be impossible with God’ — Luke 1:37 🙏🏼
Ask your friends & family how they are doing. Why Ask your friends & family how they are doing. Why not pop them a text now? ❤️
God will always be with you.❤️🙏 God will always be with you.❤️🙏
Seek His face, He will guide you and give you stre Seek His face, He will guide you and give you strength 💕
❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️
We were created to know Him & to make Him known 🙏🙏🙏
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Subscribe

* indicates required

Recent Posts

  • Q&A Series: How Can I Best Deal With Big And Scary Changes?

    September 2, 2022
  • Q&A Series: How Do I Balance Spending Time With God With Other Commitments?

    August 26, 2022
  • Q&A Series: How Do I Know I’m Going In the Right Direction?

    August 19, 2022
  • Q&A Series: How Can I Stop Being Angry With God?

    August 12, 2022
  • Q&A Series: Why Do Bad Things Happen?

    August 5, 2022
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • About
  • Advertising

@2023 Girl Got Faith. All Rights Reserved.